My Fellow Americans: John F. Kennedy´S Presidential Speech Analysis

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Lots of things were happening in 1960 with John F. Kennedy was to be the president of the United States of America. America is going through a period of where they are scared and worried about what is going on in the world around them. They needed a strong leader to turn them around and get them back on top. John F. Kennedy gave them just what they need to hear with his inauguration address. He spoke of helping others, working together and protecting are freedom at all cost. It was exactly what the citizens of the United States needed to hear at exact moment.
So what was going on leading up to John F. Kennedy’s famous speech? After war world II and when America used nukes, everyone in the ...view middle of the document...

” These two sentences make up a big idea. The technology that is beginning to be created and ideas that seem crazy but are becoming possible, are leading this world into a new decade. In this new decade, man has two choices: to help the world or to destroy the world. With all nuclear warheads being created, it is easy to see why people are scared of there own neighbor in this decade. With all that potential destruction, there is still some good.
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” This sentence sums up John F. Kennedy’s speech. He is making it known, not just to the people watching his inaugural address, but to people all across the world that America is here to protect freedom and anyone in need. No matter what the cost or sacrifice, The United States of America are here to help. He pledges this to our Allies, to the new states, to people in huts and villages around the world, and to the republics south of the border. No matter if communism is the culprit or not, The United States were here to help and protect freedom all across the globe.
John F. Kennedy goes on to talk about how the Soviet Union and America should work together on problems on the world. “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.” He is asking citizens of The United States of America and Soviet Union to put aside our difference and since both countries are super powers, could change the world for the better. He wanted to stop building up weapons with the whole world concerned about nuclear war. John F. Kennedy dared each side to “invoke the winders of science instead of terrors.” He wanted the world to conquer space, diseases that are killing millions, explore the oceans and desserts, and focus on arts and society. The newly elected president knew that if both sides worked together, they could change the future of the world for good, not evil.
Finally, he said a single line that practically every American knows by heart. “…My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” In the one line, John F. Kennedy challenged America to be the best they could be. He knew that if the citizens of America worked together, nothing could stop them. That line put hope back into citizens hearts, knowing that their president had faith in them and wanted to protect freedom at all cost. Now, maybe not his most well known line; “My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but...

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